A SPECIAL REQUEST

I'M PUTTING THIS IN ALL CAPS FOR A REASON: BECAUSE IT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT BLOG POST I'LL WRITE.

I HAVE A SPECIAL REQUEST FOR ANYONE & EVERYONE WHO EITHER COMES OVER TO SEE BROOKLYN, OR WHO COMES IN CONTACT WITH HER IN THE PUBLIC.



AS YOU ALL KNOW BY NOW, BROOKLYN HAS 2 TISSUE EXPANDERS IN HER HEAD. THE BIGGEST THING WE HAVE TO WATCH FOR & TRY TO PREVENT IS INFECTION & ILLNESS.

INFECTION: IF HER EXPANDERS GET INFECTED SHE WILL BE PUT ON ANTIBIOTICS. IF THIS DOESN'T WORK THEN SHE WILL NEED EMERGENCY SURGERY TO REMOVE THE EXPANDERS. (YES, THIS IS NOT LIKELY, BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD HAPPEN.) IF THIS WERE TO HAPPEN IT WOULD MAKE 7 TRIPS TO CHICAGO, NOT THE ORIGINAL 5.

THERE IS A HIGH BLOOD SUPPLY TO THE SCALP SO THAT'S IN HER FAVOR, BUT WE'RE STILL DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO KEEP HER FROM GETTING INFECTED. IN FACT, SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN OFF HER ANTIBIOTICS THE DAY THAT HER DRAINS WERE PULLED, BUT BECAUSE WE'RE ALL SICK THEY ARE KEEPING HER ON THEM UNTIL WE'RE ALL WELL AGAIN.


ILLNESS: IN ORDER FOR THE TISSUE EXPANSION PROCESS TO BE A SUCCESS, SHE NEEDS TO HAVE HER WEEKLY FILLS. IN ORDER FOR HER TO HAVE HER WEEKLY FILLS, SHE NEEDS TO BE PHYSICALLY WELL. IF DUSTIN OR I AM SICK, THAT'S OK, WE JUST WEAR A MASK. BUT IF BROOKLYN IS SICK WE CAN NOT DO ANY FILLING UNTIL SHE'S WELL AGAIN. THEREFORE IT IS IMPARITIVE THAT SHE STAY HEALTHY.


OUR REQUEST: WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING THAT WE CAN DO TO KEEP HER WELL. THIS MEANS THAT I'M GOING TO CHANGE OUT OF MY WORK CLOTHES AT WORK SO THAT I DON'T BRING HOME ANYTHING. THIS MEANS EXTRA VITAMINS, NOT SEEING PEOPLE THAT ARE SICK, & STRICT HAND WASHING, AMONG MANY OTHER THINGS.

WE ARE ASKING ANYONE THAT MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH BROOKLYN TO PLEASE RESPECT THIS 11 WEEK PROCESS & DO THE SAME. PLEASE, IF YOU'VE BEEN AROUND SOMEONE WHO HAS BEEN SICK, WASH YOUR HANDS, CHANGE YOUR CLOTHES, OR DO WHATEVER IS NECESSARY TO NOT PASS THIS ON TO HER. IF YOU HAVE ANY SIGN OR SYMPTOM OF AN ILLNESS, PLEASE POSTPONNE YOUR VISIT. I'M NOT SAYING THIS TO TREAT ANYONE LIKE A LEPOR, WE JUST NEED TO BE SURE THAT SHE STAYS WELL. AND PLEASE DON'T TAKE OFFENSE IF I AM CONSTANTLY ASKING IF YOU'VE BEEN SICK OR HAVE BEEN AROUND ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN SICK. THIS IS THE HEIGHT OF COLD & FLU SEASON, THAT'S WHY I'M WRITING.


WE APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP US KEEP HER WELL & UN-INFECTED! :o)